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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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